Fly-trap.



G. 0. WALTERS.

FLY TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1913.

1,091,550. Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

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GUY O. WALTERS, OF LONGBEACH, CALIFORNIA.

FLY-TRAP.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GUY O. WALTERS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Longbeach, in the county ofLos Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and usefulFly-Trap, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of the invention is to provide a fly trap which will besanitary, easily cleaned, and having large trapping capacity.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

The accompanying drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention, andreferring thereto:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of one form of my improved fly trap. Fig.2 is a section on line sc -a in Fig. 1, looking upwardly. Fig. 3 is aside elevation of another form of my improved fly trap.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the fly trap shown therein comprises areceptacle 1 in the form of a cup and a cover member 2 for saidreceptacle. The bottom of said receptacle is formed with an upwardlyextending hollow cone 3, open at its lower and upper ends, so as toprovide communication from the space beneath the receptacle 1 to the interior of said receptacle, said receptacle being provided on its bottomwith lugs or projections 1 for supporting it in elevated position toenable flies or insects to pass beneath the receptacle and into saidhollow cone.

The cover member 2 is formed with a shoulder 5 resting on the upper endor edge of the side walls of the cup shaped receptacle 1 and ispreferably provided with a handle or knob 6 to facilitate placing it inposition on, or removing it from, the receptacle 1. Said cover member isfurther provided with an apron or skirt 7 which extends obliquelydownward beyond said shoulder, forming an annular deflector for guidingthe flies or insects as hereinafter set forth. At any suitable point orpoints in the walls of said receptacle 1 are provided inlets S to enablethe flies or insects to pass from the space or spaces within the apron 7to the interior of said receptacle 1, said inlets 8 being formed, forexample, as grooves or channels in the upper edge of the walls of thereceptacle 1, said channels being covered at the top by the shoulder 5of the cover member when the latter is in place. Said channelspreferably incline inwardly Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 21, 1913.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

Serial No. 769,071.

and upwardly to facilitate the passage of flies into the interior of thereceptacle. The apron 7 may be provided with inwardly extendingprojections or ribs 9 dividing the space between said deflector andreceptacle 1 nto vertically extending channels 10 winch are open attheir lower ends and which lead at their upper ends to the respectiy echannels 8.

The operation is as follows: Liquid, such as sweetened water, is placedin the space 11 around the hollow cone 3 at the bottom of the receptacleand the cover member 2 is put in place. Flies which pass beneath thereceptacle and upwardly into the hollow cone 3, pass through the outlet12 at the top of said cone to the interior of the receptacle 1, andflies which alight on the outside of the receptacle 1, pass up thevertical wall thereof and into the channels 10 and through the channels8 to the interior of the receptacle. On account of the small size of theinlets 12 and 8 and of their upward and inward direction, the flies arenot liable to pass out through the same when they have once entered thetrap and are sooner or later caught in the water or liquid in the bottomof the receptacle 1.

The device is readily cleaned by removing the cover member, leaving allparts free for cleaning purposes.

In place of the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the receptacleindicated at let in Fig. 3, may be provided with a cover member 15 forclosing an opening 16 at the top of the receptacle 14 and with one ormore aprons or frusto conical annular deflectors 1S surrounding thereceptacle 1 1 and resting on bridges or shoulders 19 on saidreceptacle, channels or passages 20 being provided through the walls ofsaid receptacle to establish communication from the space within saidannular deflectors to the center of the receptacle. Said receptacle ltis provided at its bottom with a hollow cone 23 opening at its upper endas shown at 22 into the interior of the receptacle. The operation ofthis form of my invention is substantially the same as above describedin connection with Figs. 1 and 2.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. A fly trap comprising a cup shaped receptacle having in its bottom ahollow cone, open at the bottom and communicating at its upper end withthe interior of the receptacle, the walls of said receptacle beingprovided with channels, an annular deflector extending around thereceptacle and provided with inwardly projecting ribs, formingvertically extending channels for directing insects to said channels inthe walls of the receptacle, and a removable cover member for saidreceptacle.

2. A fly trap comprising a cup shaped receptacle having in its bottom ahollow cone, open at the bottom and communicating at its upper end withthe interior of the receptacle, the walls of said receptacle beingprovided with channels, an annular deflector extending around thereceptacle for directing insects to said channels in the walls of thereceptacle, and a removable cover member for said receptacle, saidannular deflector being formed on said removable cover.

3. A fly trap comprising a cup shaped receptacle having in its bottom ahollow cone, open at the bottom and communicating at its upper end withthe interior of the receptacle, the walls of said receptacle beingprovided with channels, an annular deflector extending around thereceptacle for directing insects to said channels in the walls of thereceptacle, and a removable cover member for said receptacle, saidannular deflector being formed on said removable cover member, and saidremovable cover member resting on the top of the side wall of said cupshaped receptacle.

4. A fly trap comprising a cup shaped receptacle having in its bottom ahollow cone, open at the bottom and communicating at its upper end withthe interior of the receptacle, the walls of said receptacle beingprovided with channels, an annular deflector extending around thereceptacle for directing insects to said channels in the walls of thereceptacle, and a removable cover member for said receptacle, saidannular deflector being formed on said removable cover member, saidchannels being formed in the upper end of the side wall of said cupshaped receptacle, and said removable cover member resting on top ofsaid side wall and extending over said channels.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles,California, this 1-1 day of May 1913.

GUY o. WALTERS.

In presence of MARTHA M. Lanes, Lona M. Bownrs.

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